The Santa Cruz County Clerk said she always hopes for a 100 percent voter turnout.

The Santa Cruz County Clerk said she always hopes for a 100 percent voter turnout.

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Updated: 8:09 PM PST Nov 3, 2014

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WEBVTT INCLUDING CREDIT CARDS.ALL WERE BOOKED ON FELONY ANDMISDEMEANOR CHARGES.TURNING NOWTO COMMITMENT2014 CAMPAIGN COVERAGE, THEPOLLS OPEN IN LESS THAN 13HOURS.7:00 TOMORROW MORNING.MORE PEOPLE VOTED EARLY THISYEAR THAN IN THE 2010 ISELECTION.16.4 MILLION BALLOTS HAVE BEENCAST IN 31 STATES.ON THE CENTRAL COAST, MORE THAN60,000 PEOPLE HAVE CAST EARLYBOATS IN MONTEREY, SANTA CRUZ,AND SAN BENITO COUNTIESCOMBINED.VOTER TURNOUT IN MONTEREY COUNTYIS EXPECTED TO BE LOW.THE ELECTION REGISTRARHOPESTHAT IMPORTANT ISSUES AND GOODWEATHER WILL WORSE -- BOOSTTURNOUT.WE EXPECT WITH THE BEAUTIFULDAY WE HAD TODAY, TOMORROW THEWEATHERMAN IS ALSO TELLING USGOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL DAY, WEEXPECT PEOPLE TO VOTE.IF YOU ARE VOTING BY MAIL ANDHAVE NOT MAILED YOUR BALLOT, ITIS TOO LATE.IF YOU WANT YOUR VOTE TO COUNT,YOU WILL HAVE TO DROP OFF THEBALLOT AT YOUR LOCAL POLLINGPLACE OR THE ELECTIONDEPARTMENT.WHILE THE STATE ISANTICIPATING FAR LESS THAN 50%IN TURNOUT, THE SANTA CRUZCOUNTY TURNOUT IS EXPECTING THENUMBERS WILL BE MUCH HIGHERTHERE AS A LOCAL VOTERS AREEXPECTED TO CAST BALLOTS INSPECIAL IMPORTANT ISSUES HERE ATHOME.PHIL GOMEZ HAS MORE.WITH POLLS OPENING LESSTHAN24 HOURS, THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTYCLERK EXPECTS A STRONG VOTERTURNOUT IN THIS GENERALELECTION.IT HAS BEEN FIVE MONTHS SINCETHE PRIMARY.IT IS DOWN TO THE WIRE FOR THEMEN RUNNING FOR THE FOURTHDISTRICT SUPERVISOR SEAT.RICK CAP AND TERRY MEDINA AREWALKING THE NEIGHBORHOOD, MAKINGA FINAL PITCH FOR VOTERS.THE STRATEGY IS TO GET OUT TOVOTE.WE MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE TELLINGTHEIR FRIENDS, WHO ALSO GO OUTAND VOTE.THE LAST DAY, WE HAVE SEVENPEOPLE WALKING PRECINCTS.WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AT LEASTTHAT MANY PHONE BANKING TONIGHT.WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO CONTACTEVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT ISGOING TO GO TO THE POLLS.ABOUT 75,000 MAIL BALLOTSWERE ISSUED.SO FAR, 25,000 HAVE BEENRETURNED.THERE ARE MORE THAN142,000REGISTERED VOTERS IN SANTA CRUZCOUNTY.THE CLERK REMAINS OPTIMISTICABOUT VOTER TURNOUT.I EXPECT 100%, BUT I DO NOTALWAYS GET THAT.MIDTERM ELECTIONS, WE WEREAROUND 60%.HOPEFULLY IT IS HIGHER THANJUNE.VOTERS WE SPOKE TO HAVE ANURGENT ISSUE THAT HAS DRAWN THEMTO THE POLLS.I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO GOOUT AND VOTE.I DO NOT HAVE A PARTICULAR ISSUEI AM CONCERNED ABOUT.I DO NOT VOTE, I DO NOT HAVEA RIGHT TO COMPLAIN ABOUTANYTHING THAT HAPPENS.IT IS TOO LATE TO MAIL IN ANABSENTEE BALLOT, BUT YOU CANTURN THEM OVER TO A POLLINGLOCATION OR ANY CITY CLERKLOCATION IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY ORTHE DROPBOX OUTSIDE SANTA CRUZCOUNTY.THANK YOU, PHIL.ALSO TOMORROW, AS YOU AREVOTING, YOU MAY SEE SOME KIDSAROUND PARENTS AS THE ANNUALKIDS VOTE IS SET TO TAKE PLACE.KIDS FROM FOURTH TO 12TH GRADEWILL BE ABLE TO VOTE WITHBALLOTS WRITTEN IN KID FRIENDLYLAND WHICH.TIERRA PACIFICA CHARTER SCHOOLPARTNERED WITH THE CLERK'SOFFICE.THEY WANT TO GET KIDS INVOLVEDIN THE ELECTION PROCESS AT ANEARLY AGE.WE HAVE KIDS ASKING THEIRPARENTS TO TAKE THEM TO THEPOLLS.PARENTS ARE LIKE, I HAVE TO VOTETODAY TOO.WE SEE AN INCREASED ADULTTURNOUT AS WELL.

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The Santa Cruz County Clerk said she always hopes for a 100 percent voter turnout.